HyperDic: thaneship

English > 1 sense of the word thaneship:
NOUNactthaneshipthe position of thane / thane
English > thaneship: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe position of thane / thane.
Broaderposition, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationA job in an organization
Nounsthanea man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)
thanea feudal lord or baron / baron

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